abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

In their seminal 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies , Jim Collins and Jerry Poras coined the term BHAG (pronounced BEE-hag) — an acronym that stands for “ B ig H airy A udacious G oal.” Today, the company’s mission statement is “transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere for everyone.”

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founder Christina York created the tech to work as augmented reality for published books but quickly pivoted into health care when she found the technology could be readily used as pediatric patient distraction during medical procedures. RightBrain Networks is an end-to-end cloud development lifecycle solutions company based in Ann Arbor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Teklas Ventures, Chimera, Agility, and Luxor Capital Group are some of its other investors. The trio started the company as a bus-hailing service in Egypt and other ride-sharing services in emerging markets with fragmented public transportation. SPAC merger. Swvl raised $121.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Why are developers still solving everyday pain points with manual, archaic processes, as opposed to employing “Little AI”? Whether it’s bundling bookings, payments or just trip planning, startups are selling these mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings as a lifeline to make transit agencies the backbone of urban mobility.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The company continued hiring developers and marketers and raised the team by around 10%. Developed a SaaS-based white-label web3 platform that opens revenue streams and strengthens community engagement. On Howly, you gain 24/7 access to thousands of experts in various areas – from finance to household appliances repair.”

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to the announcement, Fr8Lab will use this seed funding support to continue developing and expanding their product’s market. The Singapore and Indonesia-based logistics startup company will use the seed funding to further develop their cloud-based operating system for freight forwarders.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. A significant event came with acquisition by AOL of the the ICQ messaging system developed by Mirabilis. Via Transportation raised $400 million in Q1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Before one of my design businesses became successful, it took me over a year of not paying myself and reinvesting all my money into paying for my staff to grow, as well as rent, transportation, etc. It takes time to develop a customer base and even longer to develop a loyal one. Your Social Circles Will Make or Break You.

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HPA

AUGUST 12, 2019

You can read more about his insights on the topic in his book On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer.). Kaizen partners with transportation services to ensure that everyone, regardless of access to transportation, is able to attend their healthcare appointments. Mental Health.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

The new round boosts the one-year-old startup’s total financing to $12 million. Brad Bao, Lime’s current CEO, and Toby Sun, the mobility company’s former CEO, both participated in Velotric’s Series A financing round. Off the back of its $7.4 expansion with its privately owned e-bikes.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 17, 2023

Common digital nomad jobs include web development, graphic design, writing, and social media management. Plan your travel and living arrangements: Research your desired destinations and find affordable accommodations, transportation, and other living expenses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

We’ll keep this primer updated as the situations develop. Department of Justice for allegedly misleading investors with a falsified book of 100,000 preorders for its pickup truck. In fact, these companies have proven so difficult to monitor that the SEC in March proposed new rules to instill oversight. Faraday Future.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

However, some investors and consumers are hopeful that as tooling develops, DAOs will generate more use cases than individuals pooling their resources to buy NFTs or objects of popular interest, reports Jacquelyn Melinek. I see a world where you can use a DAO for your book club, or whatever you want.”.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2021

Freightos adds Qatar Airways to WebCargo roster Qatar Airways, the world’s second-largest cargo airline, has signed onto WebCargo’s digital freight marketplace created by OurCrowd portfolio company Freightos , which gives freight forwarders the ability to quickly compare live rates and capacity, and electronically book shipments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Indian insurtech Acko is in late-stage discussions to secure $120 million in a funding round at a time when weak global market conditions have subdued large financing deliberations in the South Asian market. Amazon-backed Acko nears $120 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

X takes over @music handle, hinting at future music plans The @music account was originally operated for 16 years by software developer Jeremy Vaught, who grew the @music handle to roughly half a million followers. It happened — first day in the books! Vaught posted in anger that X had commandeered the account for itself.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

In their book Cracking Complexity , David Komlos and David Benjamin share the steps to working through any complex business problem—both quickly and using existing talent, not consultants. Why did you write this book? Fixing a car is complicated; fixing a city’s transportation infrastructure is complex.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

Pick up any book for entrepreneurs and you’re bound to find a chapter on networking. It’s no secret networking is a vital force for small businesses, and it’s often handled with more gusto in the early years of business development. Team up to purchase and share physical resources (like tools or equipment) to create major savings.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

I also hope to lay out a way to develop a healthy degree of skepticism for the more outlandish arguments. I believe this use of cryptocurrency will develop and flourish long after the dust settles from the hype and crash of cryptocurrencies that we’re experiencing in 2017.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Meet some of the outstanding African entrepreneurs addressing challenges in sectors ranging from finance to healthcare to education and keep an eye out for the program’s Dealbook, where the full cohort will be featured. Transportation and storage. Electricity and gas supply. About 80 million Nigerians face daily blackouts.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 9, 2020

Entrepreneurs are developing vaccines, treatments and other tech advancements in response to the virus but many lack the required funds. Alibaba Freight is a new partnership between Alibaba and digital freight marketplace Freightos intended to help connect small business owners with vendors to more efficiently transport products.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So if Internet and mobile technologies can be used to change real estate or transportation, why not healthcare? Eventually, however, we gained our footing and developed a mental model for the industry and a framework for where opportunities do exist. ” What’s interesting about the book is David’s an outsider.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

The realm of finance is no different than a heated squash match. Financing the purchase of a house or apartment is one of the largest activities of any financial institution. As the sophistication of financial services grew over the past several decades, banks began financing a larger portion of residential real estate.

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